At the urging of BIA and builder members in Santa Clara, the scheduled adoption Santa Clara City Council of the Park Fee increase for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 was deferred from April 24, 2018 to a date TBD. The proposed increase would have been approximately 30% across the board on all unit types, equating to about $9500 increase per unit on single family and $7500 per unit on multifamily. With the proposed increase single family fees would reach about $45,000 per unit, and multifamily fees would be about $35,000 per unit. The increase is due to a jump in the “improvements” line item in the fee structure and comes as a result of the City’s recent City of Santa Clara Facility Condition Assessment (2017 Kitchell Report). This report inflates the value of City’s park improvements assets from approx. $80 million (2014) to over $400 million (2017). The issue was subsequently referred back to City staff to conduct additional community and stakeholder outreach and allow for public comment. A public meeting has now been scheduled for Monday, June 11th (details below) to review and take public input prior to council hearing and action.
Park Fees Community Input Meeting to be held:
• Date: Monday June 11, 2018
• Time: 5:30 pm
• Location: City Hall Cafeteria
• Address: 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara CA 95050.
Background information related to the calculation of fees are available on the City Website Reports to Council: Files: #18-226, and #18-563, and Attachment—Fee Resolution.
Land valuation appraisal report (Schmidt Prescott, 12-31-2017)
Supplemental Instructions for Land Appraisal
Existing City Parks improvement value (Kitchell, 2017)
Santa Clara City Code 17.35 Park and Recreational Land
Nexus Study (Willdan, 2014)
